Book Two of the Dialogues: Life of Saint Benedict

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: HOW BENEDICT
SAW THE SOUL OF HIS SISTER ASCEND INTO HEAVEN.

GREGORY: The next day the venerable woman returned to her monastery, and the
man of God to his abbey. Three days later, standing in his cell, and lifting
up
his
eyes to heaven,
he beheld the soul of his sister (which was departed from her body) ascend into
heaven in the likeness of a dove.

Rejoicing much to see her great glory, with hymns and praise he gave thanks
to almighty God, and imparted the news of her death to his monks.
He sent them presently to bring her corpse to his Abbey, to have it buried in
that grave which he had provided for himself. By this means it fell out that,
as their souls were always one in God while they lived, so their bodies continued
together after their deaths.